WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Playing its final homestand of the regular season, the Purdue men's tennis team will square off with a pair of ranked opponents in No. 75 Nebraska and No. 61 Wisconsin this weekend at the Schwartz Tennis Center.
Saturday's match will be Kids Day with fun activities for children of all ages. Sunday will be Senior Day, as the program honors seniors Andre Suzanne and Athell Bennett.
Live stats and video will be available if matches are played indoors the Schwartz Tennis Center. On Sunday, if matches are indoors, fans can tune into the Big Ten megacast on Cracked Racquets' YouTube page.
MATCH INFORMATION
PURDUE (9-10 2-3) vs. No. 75 Nebraska (6-14, 2-3)
Schwartz Tennis Center
Sat., April 16 | Noon
MATCH INFORMATION
PURDUE (9-10, 2-3) vs. No. 61 Wisconsin (9-9, 3-2)
Schwartz Tennis Center
Sun., April 17 | Noon
BOILER NOTES
• Purdue owns a 9-2 record against Nebraska, including six straight wins.
• Michal Wozniak's third set tiebreaker lifted the Boilermakers over the Cornhuskers in Lincoln last year in a 4-3 win.
• Wisconsin leads the series with Purdue 59-22. The first meeting between the two sides was on May 20, 1933.
• Senior Athell Bennett enters his final weekend at home with an 85-42 all-time record in singles. He is one win away from tying Jim Gray (1985-88) for seventh in program history in singles wins.
• Andre Suzanne has set career highs this season in wins for singles and doubles this season.
• Freshman Gabriele Brancatelli saw his eight-match unbeaten streak come to an end last week when he retired after the first set at Michigan State.
• Rohan Sachdev provided the final point in Purdue's win at Michigan State, winning in two tiebreaks at No. 4.
• Purdue's last ranked win came on April 13, 2019, against No. 46 Iowa in West Lafayette, a 4-3 victory.
• Nebraska jumped back into the national rankings after beating No. 53 Illinois last weekend.
• Wisconsin moved up in the ITA rankings following a 4-3 win over No. 53 Illinois.